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UFA Legislative Update: April 8, 2016

For the remainder of the regularly scheduled session through Sunday April 17. From UFA President Jerry McCune: The legislature is now on 24 hour notice. Legislative committees can take up a bill with 24 hr notice, and can add any bill that has already had a hearing in the committee to a meeting without notice, under...

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UFA Legislative Update: April 1, 2016

From UFA President Jerry McCune: This week has been busy with committees looking to hear multiple bills, vet appointees for confirmation to state boards, and move forward those that may be headed for passage & confirmation. House Finance was scheduled to hear HB 250 regarding personal income taxes Thursday, but did not get to it...

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Press Release: UFA Endorses Senator Lisa Murkowski

United Fishermen of Alaska (UFA) today announced its endorsement of Senator Lisa Murkowski for the United States Senate. UFA is a statewide organization representing 34 commercial fishing associations and hundreds of independent commercial fishermen from fisheries throughout the state and its offshore federal waters. The group made the endorsement at its annual Spring meeting in February.